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Helps individuals along the way by:
1. Helping them make the positive changes required to lose weight
2. Guiding them to make positive behavioral changes in their life
3. Inspiring them with our belief in the power to succeed
4. Motivating them every step of the way
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Flex Plan
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All foods are assigned point values.
Can choose any food as long as the person stays within their total points.
A person can eat all of the foods they love on this plan.
The plan is dlexible.
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(No Points Plan)
The focus is on wholesome foods that help a person feel full longer.
Able to eat wholesome foods from all of the food groups
Foods such as: fruits and vegetables, grains and starches, lean meats and poultry, eggs and dairy products
The Core Food List is based on energy density (energy value of foods) and contains foods that have low energy density (not high in calories).
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1. Widely available
On the website, enter zip code, and meeting locations and times are presented.
2. No commitments
Can attend meetings once a week for less than an hour. There’s no contract, it is pay as you go.
3.Physician referral
Children between the ages of 10-17 need a doctor's note with a goal weight. Children under the age of 10 are unable to join.
4. Use behavioral components since 1974
Now offers online access and weigh-ins. Message boards are available online and members are encouraged to communicate with one another.
Weight Watchers®
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5. Nutritionally sound exchange program
Incorporates the exchange list into the program for individuals choosing the flexible points plan.
6. Convenience
Can meet one hour a week at the nearest location for meetings.
7. Exercise
Incorporated into the plan for individuals cleared to exercise. Offers demonstrations, advice and plans.
8. Online access
Offers recipes and information on foods and special dietary needs. The database contains over 15,000 favorite recipes submitted by the Weight Watchers® community. Has message boards on various topics and e-tools to track progress.
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Confidential weigh-ins weekly to track progress
New tips and program materials weekly to help along the way
Receive support from the meeting leader who is a trained expert in the program and is devoted to participant success
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Cares about keeping the weight off after weight loss.
Has “Four Pillars” of weight loss based on research that includes:
Behavior
Exercise
Support
Food.
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Weight Watchers®
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Weight Watchers®
Since its inception in 1963, Weight Watchers® has shown more than 25 million members how to lose weight.
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Weight Watchers®
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Weight Watchers®
Regular attendance is helpful in making lifestyle changes. To help one learn how to keep the weight off, continued attendance is recommended until weight goal is maintained for at least six weeks.
Members stay on the program as
long as they desire.
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TOPS®
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TOPS®
TOPS®, the oldest, non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss support group, was founded in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Esther S. Manz, a homemaker.
The program offers a healthy, caring, and supportive approach to weight loss in a group setting.
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About TOPS®
Currently, there are over 200,000 members in 10,000 chapters in the U.S., Canada and other countries worldwide.
Weekly meetings include private weigh-ins and a program providing members with positive reinforcement and motivation to adhere to food and exercise plans.
Online database enables potential clients to search for a chapter nearest to them. If the individual chooses, there is an option to start a new chapter, through a consultation with a coordinator.
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TOPS® : Purpose
TOPS®’ philosophy is that desire to change comes from within an individual and the most effective way to sustain change is to provide a supporting environment
Mission Statement:
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TOPS®
Program:
New members are required to consult with their physician to obtain a goal weight for themselves, and then report it to their chapter Weight Recorder. Members meet weekly in their local chapters. A private weigh-in is followed by a program. Programs vary, but all serve to provide members with positive reinforcement and motivation in adhering to their food and exercise plans. Chapters elect their volunteer Leaders from their membership.
Other Features:
A system of competition and recognition to provide additional support
TOPS’ healthy lifestyle guide, The Choice is Mine, containing details about the exchange system for meal planning as well as motivational tips and practical advice
TOPS retreats, rallies, and recognition days
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TOPS®
Online membership is available if the individual wishes not to attend meetings.
Online members receive a membership card, the monthly magazine delivered to them, a member handbook, and eligibility to attend TOPS® retreats and local events.
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TOPS®
Sample Exchange List
Calorie Cash
Recipe Substitutions
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TOPS® : Facts
In 2005, TOPS® total weight loss equaled 970,824 pounds or 485.41 tons.
The average loss per chapter was 100.82 pounds
TOPS® has experts in the field of medical research, nutrition, fitness, and psychology.
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TOPS® : Other Features
A system of competition and recognition of achievement aids in providing additional support.
The Choice Is Yours, a TOPS® sponsored book containing the exchange system for meal planning as well as practical advice on nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and motivation.
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TOPS®
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Medically Oriented Activities
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TOPS® : Incentives
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Inception
Three people met in January 1960, for the purpose of helping each other with their compulsive overeating.
They patterned their program after the Alcoholics Anonymous program.
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The OA recovery program addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery aspects of compulsive overeating.
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Overeaters Anonymous
Meetings can range from 3 to 30 people, normally ~10 on average.
Each meeting is begun with a speaker for the first 10-15 minutes, discussing life before OA.
Meetings usually last from one to two hours.
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Meetings can range from 3 to 30 people, generally around 10 on average.
There is a speaker for the first 10-15 minutes of the meeting discussing life before OA.
Meeting usually last from one to two hours.
Members are always encouraged to seek professional help for individual diet/nutrition plans and for any emotional or physical problems.
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Meetings
Everything shared is confidential.
Outside communication and motivation.
Newcomers introduce themselves.
OA ensures that what is shared in meetings will be held in confidence.
Members can have sponsors. This is a person that helps the individual work through the steps of the program to achieve the recovery they seek.
A casual list of members is kept.
Members are encouraged to communicate with one another outside of meetings as well to motivate one another along the way.
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Meetings
Communication - mutual understanding and acceptance.
Achieving recovery.
At the meetings, focus is on:
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Acceptance of you: as you are now, as you were, and as you will be.
You will achieve an understanding of the problems you now face-problems almost guaranteed to be shared by others in the group.
Communication will come about as a natural result of the mutual understanding and acceptance from group members.
You will achieve recovery from your illness.
You will obtain power to enter a new way of life through the acceptance and understanding of yourself, the practice of the Twelve-Step recovery program, the belief in a power greater than yourself, and the support and companionship of the group.
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Individuals are encouraged to participate in the meetings.
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Overeaters Anonymous
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The cost?
Overeaters Anonymous has no dues or fees for membership. It is entirely self-supporting through contributions and sale of publications.
Most groups "pass the basket" at meetings to cover expenses.
OA does not solicit or accept outside contributions.
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OA: Stats
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The Magazine
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Nutrisystem®
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Overall approach
Diet is based on Nutrisystem®'s prepackaged foods. The prepackaged meals are ordered on-line from the company website which are delivered to the client’s home.
The plan provides approximately 55% of calories from low glycemic index carbohydrates, 25% of calories from protein, and 20% of calories from fat.
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What is NutriSystem® Advanced™?
The NEW NutriSystem® Advanced™ program contains omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber to increase the feeling of fullness.
The basic components of the new NutriSystem Advanced includes:
OmegaSol™ - a blend of omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber to increase the feeling of fullness and promote heart health
NutriSol™ - soluble fiber that promotes gastrointestinal health and helps control hunger
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How to enroll?
Clients log-on, decide on a recommended meal plan and order their food. Once the food arrives, they're ready to go.
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Great Nutrition
Proper Balance
Unbeatable Convenience
Inexpensive
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Unlimited Counseling and Support Services
New Nourish Catalog
The Daily Dose
Online Weight Loss Diary
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Healthful lifestyle features
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Cost and results
Cost is about $330.00 per month, or about $11 per day for all meals.
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28 breakfasts
28 lunches
28 snacks/desserts
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Analysis
Pros:
Cons:
Expensive.
No face-to-face contact with health professionals.
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized Food Menus
Body Composition Analysis (every 4 weeks)
A week-by-week supply of our special Chewable Diet Supplement
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Overall approach
Offers 2 different diet and weight loss programs designed for various lifestyles and to maximize weight loss needs:
Exclusively You- Personalized Diet Plan
Instant Shape Up
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized food menus
Optional Essentials 1 week Supplement Kit so you can follow the program just as if you had a licensed center within your area!
Weekly Weigh-Ins
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Weight Loss Tips
Nutritional Tips
Behavioral Tips
Exercise Tips
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provides:
Conditioning
Reducing
Stabilization
Maintenance
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Personalized Diet Plan
In the conditioning phase they suggest: Success to goTM 7 Day Diet Kit, which includes:
3 Days of Instant Shape Up Products
for a fast, healthy start
Chewable Diet Supplement
Antioxidant Formula
Cal-Mag
Vitamin and Mineral Formula
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Personalized Diet Plan
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Instant Shape-Up
An aggressive meal replacement program which has recently been reformulated to be lower in carbohydrates and higher in protein
Also designed to be versatile, it is used for the three day Conditioning Phase of Exclusively You™ to jump start weight loss or can be used for members who have reached a temporary plateau.
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized Food Menus
A week-by-week supply of Chewable Diet Supplement
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Nutrition - Making wise food selections
Behavior Modification - Learning good habits to change your life
Self Direction - Starting to trust your judgment
Stress Management - Using Relaxation/ Visualization techniques
Sensible Exercise - Activity tips for good health
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Help curb hunger by helping stabilize blood sugar level
Have the ingredients which help metabolize proteins, fats, and carbohydrates most effectively
Provide needed energy during your diet
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Analysis
Pros:
Convenient.
Cons:
Price information is difficult to find.
No group support.
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Consists of meal replacers: low-calorie shakes or entrees.
Meal replacers are nutritious and filling with the capacity to save an individual hundreds of calories per day.
The specialization of HMR® is rapid and significant weight loss.
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Programs
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A three-week supply of:
44 assorted HMR® Entrees
72 servings of HMR low-calorie shakes/pudding mix
Quick Start™ Guide –steps toward weight loss
Program Support Guide – a step-by-step guide to planning a Healthy Solutions Quick Start Diet Program
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HMR Decision Free Diet
HMR’s premier program for people with 40 pounds or more to lose. Lots of structure and support. No decisions. Rapid weight loss. Medical supervision is provided.
HMR Healthy Solutions Diet
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Weekly group meetings at a local medical center
Lifestyle education with individual plans for building healthy eating habits and practicing doable levels of physical activity
Weekly coaching calls with a trained HMR Health Educator
Plus medical supervision and proven results!
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The Healthy Solutions Program includes:
A structured, easy-to-follow, and filling diet with HMR foods and fruits and vegetables of your choice
Weekly group meetings at a local clinic/medical center
Lifestyle education with individual plans for building healthy eating habits and practicing doable levels of physical activity
Weekly coaching calls with a trained HMR Health Educator
And proven results!
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Clinic Programs -Plan
Use Meal Replacements: HMR meal replacements are delicious, low-calorie shakes, meals, nutrition bars, and multigrain hot cereal that are used in place of other meals and snacks.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables: Mix vegetables and fruits are mixed with HMR meal replacements, the result is a satisfying, filling, and extremely nutritious meal.
Do Physical Activity: Physical activity is essential for successful weight management, especially long-term.
Additional weight-loss strategies:
Quick Start™: follow HMR program closely especially in the first weeks, lose more weight
More Is Better™: more meal replacements, fruits, and vegetables
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Receive health risk appraisal.
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11 assorted entrees:$38.50 plus $9.95 in shipping costs.
The following are also available: 5 Shakes, 4 Bars, Hot Cereal, and Chicken Soup
Prices for the other food items are not listed.
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Website:
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Analysis
Cons:
Expensive.
Requires prepackaged food and strong commitment to exercise
May be difficult to transition to regular foods
Side effects of VLCD include: intolerance to cold, constipation, dizziness, dry skin, and headache
Pros:
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Special Trial Offer
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Product Discounts
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Here's what you'll get:
Food discounts that grow as you continue on this program, save up to 35%!
Planned and Personalized Menus
Product Discounts
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One-on-One Consultations
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Jenny Trial
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Food (Eating Healthy)
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Track progress and celebrate successes
Address any challenges and help stay motivated
Teach new skills and habits for lasting change
The program states that “support makes all the difference.”
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Break through barriers to increase physical activity.
Create a plan to boost energy and decrease stress.
Learn to make the most from as little as 30 minutes of activity a day.
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Analysis
Pros: Little food preparation required. Plans available for vegetarians, people with diabetes, breast-feeding moms, and those on kosher diets.
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Optifast®
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Optifast
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Optifast
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Optifast
Medical monitoring includes:
A personalized weight loss plan.
Continued medical monitoring.
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Optifast
One-on-one counseling sessions with a physician, registered dietitian, or lifestyle counselor.
Small group discussions led by a health care professional.
Peer support from current and past OPTIFAST participants.
Educational materials created especially for OPTIFAST patients.
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Medically supervised program of fortified liquid-meal replacements or prepackaged foods, eventually including regular foods.
Designed for individuals who are 50 pounds or more overweight or who have a BMI of over 30.
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Cutting quality of diet?
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Analysis
Pros
Close contact with health professionals
Beneficial for people with serious health problems who need a low-calorie plan to promote quick weight loss
Few eating decisions
Must rely on Optifast® products during much of reducing phase
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Medical Weight Loss Clinic
Medical Weight Loss Clinic is a Michigan-based company celebrating 21 years of professional, clinical experience.
Thousands have joined and gained control of their weight.
This year alone clients will lose in excess of two million pounds.
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They are fully endorsed medications.
Most people have little or no side effects.
They are not amphetamines and are nonaddictive.
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Medical Weight Loss Clinic
The program is designed for people who have developed a subconscious food obsession and who have been unsuccessful at achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight.
The prescription therapy program will be administered as part of a whole program with three vital components:
Counseling, which is the underlying success factor
Moderate exercise
Prescription therapy
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Recipes and Nutritional Guides
Internet Discounts
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Cost
Plans
$30.00
$30 (no products included). $30.00 per month billed after 1 month.
2 Month Rate
$60.00
$60 (receive free variety box of nutritional supplements and a free variety box of bars). $30.00 per month billed after 2 months.
3 Month Rate
$120.00
$120 (receive your first week's supply of nutritional supplements and one free variety box of snack bars). $30 per month billed after 4 months.
4 Month Rate
$180.00
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LA Weight Loss
Over 450 locations worldwide, including centers in the US, Canada, Costa Rica, and Puerto-Rico, LA Weight Loss is one of the fastest growing center-based Weight Loss Company in the world!
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LA Weight Loss
LA Weight Loss is not a diet but a weight loss program.
LA Weight Loss offers:
tips for unique special occasions like vacations and dining out
customized menus
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What the program offers:
Balance: balanced meal plans consisting of protein, starches, fats, fruits, and snacks.
Personalization: series of programs based on lifestyle, personal preference, medical and weight loss factors. Customized menu’s.
Accountability: one-on-one counseling throughout. Weekly visits to the center to review diaries with your counselor, weigh-in.
Flexibility/Variety: regular foods you can buy at the grocery store or eat at restaurants.
Easy-To-Follow: no calorie or point counting. LA Lite Cookbook with quick, simple recipes that are easy to prepare.
Satiety: LA Weight Loss is not a starvation diet. Plenty of variety and calories.
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Programs available
Corporate Program*
LA Weight Loss Corporate Program is for employer and employees. The program completely free to employers and providing an exclusive discount offer to employees.
Physician Alliance Program*
The Physician Alliance Program is a professional partnership formed by LA Weight Loss between medical and weight loss professionals as a practical solution for doctors to offer patients struggling with obesity and weight related ailments.
Slim-Ed*
Teachers and school staff can take the special 10-week summer program – Slim-Ed. On the Slim-Ed program, teachers learn a variety of healthy eating habits and new behaviors
Healthy Heroes*
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Expensive
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Curves for Women
Curves is the largest fitness franchise in the world with 10,000 locations worldwide.
Curves Clubs can be found in 55 countries, including the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, The Caribbean, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Japan.
A fitness and weight loss facility dedicated to providing affordable, one-stop exercise and nutritional information for women.
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Curves for Women
Curves 6 Week Solution. Six weeks of small, intimate classes where you'll learn how to lose weight and keep it off for good.
It Revs Your Metabolism
It Allows You to Eat - five small meals rather than three large ones.
It Offers a Wide Variety of Food – high protein or high carbohydrate. The protein intake ranges from 30% to 45% depending on the solution that you choose. No foods are off-limits.
It's Healthful
Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting
It Works
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Members receive Diane magazine
Nutrition and diet information
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Delicious Meal Plans
Enjoyable and easy-to-make substitutions
A database of 30,000 healthy foods
Fitness Logs
Recommendations as your fitness needs change
Robust Community
Safe space to give and receive motivational support
Success stories to keep you going!
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Free on-line membership
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About Our Company
Mission:
Diet, exercise, weight loss and weight loss maintenance
We invite people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the exciting research studies being conducted at the Pennington Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. If you would like to take part, visit the clinical trials web page at www.pbrc.edu or call (225) 763-3000.
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-Pennington Biomedical Research Center-
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Helps individuals along the way by:
1. Helping them make the positive changes required to lose weight
2. Guiding them to make positive behavioral changes in their life
3. Inspiring them with our belief in the power to succeed
4. Motivating them every step of the way
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Flex Plan
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All foods are assigned point values.
Can choose any food as long as the person stays within their total points.
A person can eat all of the foods they love on this plan.
The plan is dlexible.
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(No Points Plan)
The focus is on wholesome foods that help a person feel full longer.
Able to eat wholesome foods from all of the food groups
Foods such as: fruits and vegetables, grains and starches, lean meats and poultry, eggs and dairy products
The Core Food List is based on energy density (energy value of foods) and contains foods that have low energy density (not high in calories).
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1. Widely available
On the website, enter zip code, and meeting locations and times are presented.
2. No commitments
Can attend meetings once a week for less than an hour. There’s no contract, it is pay as you go.
3.Physician referral
Children between the ages of 10-17 need a doctor's note with a goal weight. Children under the age of 10 are unable to join.
4. Use behavioral components since 1974
Now offers online access and weigh-ins. Message boards are available online and members are encouraged to communicate with one another.
Weight Watchers®
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5. Nutritionally sound exchange program
Incorporates the exchange list into the program for individuals choosing the flexible points plan.
6. Convenience
Can meet one hour a week at the nearest location for meetings.
7. Exercise
Incorporated into the plan for individuals cleared to exercise. Offers demonstrations, advice and plans.
8. Online access
Offers recipes and information on foods and special dietary needs. The database contains over 15,000 favorite recipes submitted by the Weight Watchers® community. Has message boards on various topics and e-tools to track progress.
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Confidential weigh-ins weekly to track progress
New tips and program materials weekly to help along the way
Receive support from the meeting leader who is a trained expert in the program and is devoted to participant success
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Cares about keeping the weight off after weight loss.
Has “Four Pillars” of weight loss based on research that includes:
Behavior
Exercise
Support
Food.
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Weight Watchers®
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Weight Watchers®
Since its inception in 1963, Weight Watchers® has shown more than 25 million members how to lose weight.
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Weight Watchers®
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Weight Watchers®
Regular attendance is helpful in making lifestyle changes. To help one learn how to keep the weight off, continued attendance is recommended until weight goal is maintained for at least six weeks.
Members stay on the program as
long as they desire.
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TOPS®
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TOPS®
TOPS®, the oldest, non-profit, non-commercial weight-loss support group, was founded in 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Esther S. Manz, a homemaker.
The program offers a healthy, caring, and supportive approach to weight loss in a group setting.
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About TOPS®
Currently, there are over 200,000 members in 10,000 chapters in the U.S., Canada and other countries worldwide.
Weekly meetings include private weigh-ins and a program providing members with positive reinforcement and motivation to adhere to food and exercise plans.
Online database enables potential clients to search for a chapter nearest to them. If the individual chooses, there is an option to start a new chapter, through a consultation with a coordinator.
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TOPS® : Purpose
TOPS®’ philosophy is that desire to change comes from within an individual and the most effective way to sustain change is to provide a supporting environment
Mission Statement:
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TOPS®
Program:
New members are required to consult with their physician to obtain a goal weight for themselves, and then report it to their chapter Weight Recorder. Members meet weekly in their local chapters. A private weigh-in is followed by a program. Programs vary, but all serve to provide members with positive reinforcement and motivation in adhering to their food and exercise plans. Chapters elect their volunteer Leaders from their membership.
Other Features:
A system of competition and recognition to provide additional support
TOPS’ healthy lifestyle guide, The Choice is Mine, containing details about the exchange system for meal planning as well as motivational tips and practical advice
TOPS retreats, rallies, and recognition days
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TOPS®
Online membership is available if the individual wishes not to attend meetings.
Online members receive a membership card, the monthly magazine delivered to them, a member handbook, and eligibility to attend TOPS® retreats and local events.
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TOPS®
Sample Exchange List
Calorie Cash
Recipe Substitutions
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TOPS® : Facts
In 2005, TOPS® total weight loss equaled 970,824 pounds or 485.41 tons.
The average loss per chapter was 100.82 pounds
TOPS® has experts in the field of medical research, nutrition, fitness, and psychology.
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TOPS® : Other Features
A system of competition and recognition of achievement aids in providing additional support.
The Choice Is Yours, a TOPS® sponsored book containing the exchange system for meal planning as well as practical advice on nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and motivation.
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TOPS®
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Medically Oriented Activities
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TOPS® : Incentives
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Inception
Three people met in January 1960, for the purpose of helping each other with their compulsive overeating.
They patterned their program after the Alcoholics Anonymous program.
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The OA recovery program addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery aspects of compulsive overeating.
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Overeaters Anonymous
Meetings can range from 3 to 30 people, normally ~10 on average.
Each meeting is begun with a speaker for the first 10-15 minutes, discussing life before OA.
Meetings usually last from one to two hours.
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Meetings can range from 3 to 30 people, generally around 10 on average.
There is a speaker for the first 10-15 minutes of the meeting discussing life before OA.
Meeting usually last from one to two hours.
Members are always encouraged to seek professional help for individual diet/nutrition plans and for any emotional or physical problems.
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Meetings
Everything shared is confidential.
Outside communication and motivation.
Newcomers introduce themselves.
OA ensures that what is shared in meetings will be held in confidence.
Members can have sponsors. This is a person that helps the individual work through the steps of the program to achieve the recovery they seek.
A casual list of members is kept.
Members are encouraged to communicate with one another outside of meetings as well to motivate one another along the way.
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Meetings
Communication - mutual understanding and acceptance.
Achieving recovery.
At the meetings, focus is on:
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Acceptance of you: as you are now, as you were, and as you will be.
You will achieve an understanding of the problems you now face-problems almost guaranteed to be shared by others in the group.
Communication will come about as a natural result of the mutual understanding and acceptance from group members.
You will achieve recovery from your illness.
You will obtain power to enter a new way of life through the acceptance and understanding of yourself, the practice of the Twelve-Step recovery program, the belief in a power greater than yourself, and the support and companionship of the group.
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Individuals are encouraged to participate in the meetings.
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Overeaters Anonymous
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The cost?
Overeaters Anonymous has no dues or fees for membership. It is entirely self-supporting through contributions and sale of publications.
Most groups "pass the basket" at meetings to cover expenses.
OA does not solicit or accept outside contributions.
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OA: Stats
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The Magazine
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Nutrisystem®
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Overall approach
Diet is based on Nutrisystem®'s prepackaged foods. The prepackaged meals are ordered on-line from the company website which are delivered to the client’s home.
The plan provides approximately 55% of calories from low glycemic index carbohydrates, 25% of calories from protein, and 20% of calories from fat.
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What is NutriSystem® Advanced™?
The NEW NutriSystem® Advanced™ program contains omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber to increase the feeling of fullness.
The basic components of the new NutriSystem Advanced includes:
OmegaSol™ - a blend of omega-3 fatty acids and soluble fiber to increase the feeling of fullness and promote heart health
NutriSol™ - soluble fiber that promotes gastrointestinal health and helps control hunger
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How to enroll?
Clients log-on, decide on a recommended meal plan and order their food. Once the food arrives, they're ready to go.
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Great Nutrition
Proper Balance
Unbeatable Convenience
Inexpensive
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Unlimited Counseling and Support Services
New Nourish Catalog
The Daily Dose
Online Weight Loss Diary
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Healthful lifestyle features
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Cost and results
Cost is about $330.00 per month, or about $11 per day for all meals.
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28 breakfasts
28 lunches
28 snacks/desserts
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Analysis
Pros:
Cons:
Expensive.
No face-to-face contact with health professionals.
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized Food Menus
Body Composition Analysis (every 4 weeks)
A week-by-week supply of our special Chewable Diet Supplement
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Overall approach
Offers 2 different diet and weight loss programs designed for various lifestyles and to maximize weight loss needs:
Exclusively You- Personalized Diet Plan
Instant Shape Up
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized food menus
Optional Essentials 1 week Supplement Kit so you can follow the program just as if you had a licensed center within your area!
Weekly Weigh-Ins
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Weight Loss Tips
Nutritional Tips
Behavioral Tips
Exercise Tips
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provides:
Conditioning
Reducing
Stabilization
Maintenance
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Personalized Diet Plan
In the conditioning phase they suggest: Success to goTM 7 Day Diet Kit, which includes:
3 Days of Instant Shape Up Products
for a fast, healthy start
Chewable Diet Supplement
Antioxidant Formula
Cal-Mag
Vitamin and Mineral Formula
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Personalized Diet Plan
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Instant Shape-Up
An aggressive meal replacement program which has recently been reformulated to be lower in carbohydrates and higher in protein
Also designed to be versatile, it is used for the three day Conditioning Phase of Exclusively You™ to jump start weight loss or can be used for members who have reached a temporary plateau.
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Step-by-Step Dieting Guides
Customized Food Menus
A week-by-week supply of Chewable Diet Supplement
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Nutrition - Making wise food selections
Behavior Modification - Learning good habits to change your life
Self Direction - Starting to trust your judgment
Stress Management - Using Relaxation/ Visualization techniques
Sensible Exercise - Activity tips for good health
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Help curb hunger by helping stabilize blood sugar level
Have the ingredients which help metabolize proteins, fats, and carbohydrates most effectively
Provide needed energy during your diet
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Analysis
Pros:
Convenient.
Cons:
Price information is difficult to find.
No group support.
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Consists of meal replacers: low-calorie shakes or entrees.
Meal replacers are nutritious and filling with the capacity to save an individual hundreds of calories per day.
The specialization of HMR® is rapid and significant weight loss.
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Programs
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A three-week supply of:
44 assorted HMR® Entrees
72 servings of HMR low-calorie shakes/pudding mix
Quick Start™ Guide –steps toward weight loss
Program Support Guide – a step-by-step guide to planning a Healthy Solutions Quick Start Diet Program
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HMR Decision Free Diet
HMR’s premier program for people with 40 pounds or more to lose. Lots of structure and support. No decisions. Rapid weight loss. Medical supervision is provided.
HMR Healthy Solutions Diet
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Weekly group meetings at a local medical center
Lifestyle education with individual plans for building healthy eating habits and practicing doable levels of physical activity
Weekly coaching calls with a trained HMR Health Educator
Plus medical supervision and proven results!
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The Healthy Solutions Program includes:
A structured, easy-to-follow, and filling diet with HMR foods and fruits and vegetables of your choice
Weekly group meetings at a local clinic/medical center
Lifestyle education with individual plans for building healthy eating habits and practicing doable levels of physical activity
Weekly coaching calls with a trained HMR Health Educator
And proven results!
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Clinic Programs -Plan
Use Meal Replacements: HMR meal replacements are delicious, low-calorie shakes, meals, nutrition bars, and multigrain hot cereal that are used in place of other meals and snacks.
Eat Fruits and Vegetables: Mix vegetables and fruits are mixed with HMR meal replacements, the result is a satisfying, filling, and extremely nutritious meal.
Do Physical Activity: Physical activity is essential for successful weight management, especially long-term.
Additional weight-loss strategies:
Quick Start™: follow HMR program closely especially in the first weeks, lose more weight
More Is Better™: more meal replacements, fruits, and vegetables
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Receive health risk appraisal.
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11 assorted entrees:$38.50 plus $9.95 in shipping costs.
The following are also available: 5 Shakes, 4 Bars, Hot Cereal, and Chicken Soup
Prices for the other food items are not listed.
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Website:
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Analysis
Cons:
Expensive.
Requires prepackaged food and strong commitment to exercise
May be difficult to transition to regular foods
Side effects of VLCD include: intolerance to cold, constipation, dizziness, dry skin, and headache
Pros:
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Special Trial Offer
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Product Discounts
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Here's what you'll get:
Food discounts that grow as you continue on this program, save up to 35%!
Planned and Personalized Menus
Product Discounts
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One-on-One Consultations
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Jenny Trial
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Food (Eating Healthy)
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Track progress and celebrate successes
Address any challenges and help stay motivated
Teach new skills and habits for lasting change
The program states that “support makes all the difference.”
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Break through barriers to increase physical activity.
Create a plan to boost energy and decrease stress.
Learn to make the most from as little as 30 minutes of activity a day.
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Analysis
Pros: Little food preparation required. Plans available for vegetarians, people with diabetes, breast-feeding moms, and those on kosher diets.
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Optifast®
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Optifast
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Optifast
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Optifast
Medical monitoring includes:
A personalized weight loss plan.
Continued medical monitoring.
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Optifast
One-on-one counseling sessions with a physician, registered dietitian, or lifestyle counselor.
Small group discussions led by a health care professional.
Peer support from current and past OPTIFAST participants.
Educational materials created especially for OPTIFAST patients.
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Medically supervised program of fortified liquid-meal replacements or prepackaged foods, eventually including regular foods.
Designed for individuals who are 50 pounds or more overweight or who have a BMI of over 30.
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Cutting quality of diet?
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Analysis
Pros
Close contact with health professionals
Beneficial for people with serious health problems who need a low-calorie plan to promote quick weight loss
Few eating decisions
Must rely on Optifast® products during much of reducing phase
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Medical Weight Loss Clinic
Medical Weight Loss Clinic is a Michigan-based company celebrating 21 years of professional, clinical experience.
Thousands have joined and gained control of their weight.
This year alone clients will lose in excess of two million pounds.
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They are fully endorsed medications.
Most people have little or no side effects.
They are not amphetamines and are nonaddictive.
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Medical Weight Loss Clinic
The program is designed for people who have developed a subconscious food obsession and who have been unsuccessful at achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight.
The prescription therapy program will be administered as part of a whole program with three vital components:
Counseling, which is the underlying success factor
Moderate exercise
Prescription therapy
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Recipes and Nutritional Guides
Internet Discounts
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Cost
Plans
$30.00
$30 (no products included). $30.00 per month billed after 1 month.
2 Month Rate
$60.00
$60 (receive free variety box of nutritional supplements and a free variety box of bars). $30.00 per month billed after 2 months.
3 Month Rate
$120.00
$120 (receive your first week's supply of nutritional supplements and one free variety box of snack bars). $30 per month billed after 4 months.
4 Month Rate
$180.00
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LA Weight Loss
Over 450 locations worldwide, including centers in the US, Canada, Costa Rica, and Puerto-Rico, LA Weight Loss is one of the fastest growing center-based Weight Loss Company in the world!
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LA Weight Loss
LA Weight Loss is not a diet but a weight loss program.
LA Weight Loss offers:
tips for unique special occasions like vacations and dining out
customized menus
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What the program offers:
Balance: balanced meal plans consisting of protein, starches, fats, fruits, and snacks.
Personalization: series of programs based on lifestyle, personal preference, medical and weight loss factors. Customized menu’s.
Accountability: one-on-one counseling throughout. Weekly visits to the center to review diaries with your counselor, weigh-in.
Flexibility/Variety: regular foods you can buy at the grocery store or eat at restaurants.
Easy-To-Follow: no calorie or point counting. LA Lite Cookbook with quick, simple recipes that are easy to prepare.
Satiety: LA Weight Loss is not a starvation diet. Plenty of variety and calories.
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Programs available
Corporate Program*
LA Weight Loss Corporate Program is for employer and employees. The program completely free to employers and providing an exclusive discount offer to employees.
Physician Alliance Program*
The Physician Alliance Program is a professional partnership formed by LA Weight Loss between medical and weight loss professionals as a practical solution for doctors to offer patients struggling with obesity and weight related ailments.
Slim-Ed*
Teachers and school staff can take the special 10-week summer program – Slim-Ed. On the Slim-Ed program, teachers learn a variety of healthy eating habits and new behaviors
Healthy Heroes*
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Expensive
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Curves for Women
Curves is the largest fitness franchise in the world with 10,000 locations worldwide.
Curves Clubs can be found in 55 countries, including the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, The Caribbean, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Japan.
A fitness and weight loss facility dedicated to providing affordable, one-stop exercise and nutritional information for women.
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Curves for Women
Curves 6 Week Solution. Six weeks of small, intimate classes where you'll learn how to lose weight and keep it off for good.
It Revs Your Metabolism
It Allows You to Eat - five small meals rather than three large ones.
It Offers a Wide Variety of Food – high protein or high carbohydrate. The protein intake ranges from 30% to 45% depending on the solution that you choose. No foods are off-limits.
It's Healthful
Permanent Results Without Permanent Dieting
It Works
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Members receive Diane magazine
Nutrition and diet information
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Delicious Meal Plans
Enjoyable and easy-to-make substitutions
A database of 30,000 healthy foods
Fitness Logs
Recommendations as your fitness needs change
Robust Community
Safe space to give and receive motivational support
Success stories to keep you going!
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Free on-line membership
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
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Edited: October 2009
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Pennington does not endorse claims made by these programs. This is simply an overview of available programs.
About Our Company
Mission:
Diet, exercise, weight loss and weight loss maintenance
We invite people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the exciting research studies being conducted at the Pennington Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. If you would like to take part, visit the clinical trials web page at www.pbrc.edu or call (225) 763-3000.
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